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NewsCarrier IQ app raises new questions about mobile security
The data collection practices of Carrier IQ--a once obscure maker of diagnostic software for smartphones--ignited a firestorm last week, with lawmakers questioning the legality of its product and Read more...
What IT needs to know about Amazon's Kindle Fire
Perhaps your team has figured out by now how to deal with the iPhones, iPads and Android phones that employees bring into the work environment, but there's no rest for the weary. The newly released, Read more...
Keys to a successful MDM project
Mobile device management is a burgeoning field, with more vendors--Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) most recently--peddling more tools all the time. Even so, the many different technologies Read more...
IBM: 12 billion security events a day, for now
Would you dub 2011 the "Year of the Security Breach?" That's what IBM (NYSE: IBM) is calling it because so far this year, the percentage of critical vulnerabilities it is detecting has tripled. Last Read more...
What to watch for in mobile security
Mobile phones may not present a huge malware risk to the enterprise network yet, but security pros predict the devices eventually will become big targets. Experts outline four trends that will impact Read more...
ISACA: Personal mobile devices are biggest security risk
It's been a tough week for mobile phones. First the World Health Organization declared them to be "possible carcinogens," and now ISACA says they constitute a corporation's biggest security risk when Read more...
The royal wedding may be a royal pain in your network
U.S.-based employees may stumble into work a little late and a little groggy Friday if they rise in the wee hours to witness the televised wedding of Prince William of Wales to Kate Middleton. But Read more...
How much does mobile encryption help?
Encryption has long been a mainstay of securing mobile data, but that measure assumes that the main threat comes from the outside. Today, however, the main mobile security threat is the user, Read more...
Pepperdine University's defense against the onslaught of devices
Innovations on college campuses often act as harbingers of enterprise technology deployments. At Pepperdine University, the IT security team is dealing with the growing variety of user devices on the Read more...
Android could cause problems in the enterprise
Much has been said about the havoc that workers can bring to the corporate IT environment when they insist on using iPhones, iPads and other devices designed for consumers. Less has been said about Read more...
| Press ReleasesSANS Institute to Host Inaugural Mobile Device Security SummitTop Mobile Security Experts Come Together to Address Some of the Toughest Mobile Security Issues including BYOD, Hacking, Mobile Vulnerabilities and Exploits BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6, 2012 Read more >> Good Technology Hires Jim Moise as New Chief Revenue OfficerSUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Technology, the secure mobile application platform company, today announced the appointment of Jim Moise as chief revenue officer (CRO), Read more >> IBM Announces New Software to Manage and Secure the Influx of Mobile Devices to the WorkplaceNew York-based School System Looks to Mobile Management; New Software Secures Smartphones and Tablets for Apple iOS, Android, Symbian and WindowsARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: Read more >> McAfee Mobile Security 2.0 Combines Powerful New Security Features for Smartphone and Tablet UsersFirst Mobile Security App to Combine Antivirus, Anti-theft, Web and App Protection, Call/SMS Filtering and Protection from Potentially Unwanted Programs SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- McAfee Read more >> Smartphone Owners Concerned and In the Dark About Mobile SecurityNQ Mobile and NCSA Consumer Survey Shows That Most Worry about Phone or Passwords Falling Into the Wrong HandsSAN JOSE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- In support of Data Read more >> |
